BORUSSIA DORTMUND are lining up a bid for Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko as a replacement for Robert Lewandowski, who will leave the club at the end of the season and has been linked with Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Bayern Munich.

Reports suggest that Dzeko remains unhappy with his playing time at the Etihad Stadium following the arrival of Alvaro Negredo over the summer and remains open to the idea of a move in January.

There could however be some negotiating still to be done with Dortmund not thought to be willing to spend more than £15m on a replacement for Lewandowski, a figure which falls short of City's valuation of Dzeko.

And Inter Milan could yet scupper Dortmund's ambitions, as they also track the Bosnian international.

Robert Lewandowski is set to leave Dortmund [GETTY]

Dortmund want Edin Dzeko to replace Robert Lewandowski

Dzeko had a fruitful spell in the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg before moving to City in 2011, and the 27-year-old could well be interested in a return to Germany under Jurgen Klopp.

Dortmund face a tumultuous few months on the transfer front with Lewandowski already certain to leave, and Marco Reus, Ilkay Gundogan, Nevin Subotic, Mats Hummels and Nuri Sahin, currently on loan from Real Madrid, all linked with moves elsewhere.